Operation Manual

200 Pictures, Lines, and Shapes
Several techniques offer additional ways to customize lines:
For dotted/dashed lines, select from one of five dashed
line styles (see above).
- or -
(tab and dialog only) Drag the Dash Pattern slider to set
the overall pattern length (the number of boxes to the left
of the slider) and the dash length (the number of those
boxes that are black).
The illustrations below show lines with pattern and dash
lengths of (1) 4 and 2, and (2) 5 and 4:
For double lines, select from one of four Double line
styles (see above).
(Tab only) For calligraphic lines of variable width (drawn
as if with a square-tipped pen held at a certain angle),
select the calligraphic line style (opposite) from the drop-
down menu, then use the Calligraphic Angle box to set
the angle of the pen tip.
Choose a Stroke Alignment setting to fit the line's stroke
to the middle, inside, or outside of the object's path (using
Align Centre, Align Inner, or Align Outer buttons,
respectively).
You can also vary a line's Cap (end) and the Join (corner) where two lines
intersect.